Tailor s measure



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet l A LIEBL TAILORS MEASURE.

No. 457,124. Patented Aug. 4, 1891.

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A TTOHNE S Q/ZZz/M UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREV LIEBL, OF BRESLAU, NINV YORK.

TAILORS MEASURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 457,124, dated August4, 1891. Application filed December 1, 1890, Serial No. 373,187. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, ANDREW LIEBL, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Breslau, in the county of Suffolk and State of NewYork, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Tailors Measures, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved tailors measure, by which themeasurements of a coat can be taken in areliable and convenient manner,and which can also be used for drafting the pattern after themeasurements are taken; and the invention consists of a tailorsmeasuring device composed of a main strip formed of two hinged sectionsof springsteel, a curved front-arm strip and a curved rear-arm stripadapted to be adjusted by slide-pieces and keepers on said main strip,set-screws for said keepers, a hip-strip pivoted to the shank of theset-screw of the front-arm strip, and a back-strip made of two slottedsections and connected by a set-screw to the main strip, and providedwith an adjustable button for the waist-measure at the lower end andwith a curved shoulder-strip and hook at the upper end, andtape-measures that are applied to buttons at the end of the main strip,front-arm strip, and lower end of the back-strip, as will be fullydescribed hereinafter, and finally be pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figures 1 and 2 represent, respectively, afront and rear elevation of abodywith myiinproved tailors measuringdevice shown in position thereon for taking the measurements for a coat.Fig. 3 shows the measure folded up and placed in a box for carrying thesame, and Fig. at is a side elevation of the measure shown as arrangedin one plane for drafting the pattern.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the main strip of my improvedtailors measure, which main strip is made of two sections ofspring-steel that are connected by a hinge a, so as to be capable ofbeing folded up. To one end of the main strip A is connected aback-strip B,which is retained rigidly at right angles thereto by meansof a T-shaped piece a, having parallel flanges a and a set-screw b. Theback-strip B is, like the main part A,

made of two sections, which are slotted at their lower ends andconnected with each other and the main strip A by the set-screw b. Theupper end of the back strip B is provided with a hook I), that ispreferably made integral wit-h the back-strip and placed over the collarof the shirt, so as to givea positive hold for the measuring device whenapplied to the body. Below the hook 1) extends laterally from theback-strip B a curved shoul der-strip C. To the slotted lower end of theback-strip B is applied a stud h to which a tape-measure D for the waistis applied. To the longer section of the main strip Aare applied bymeans of sliding keepers d (l a curved frontarm strip E and a curvedreararm strip E. The front-arm strip E is provided with a button 6 atits upper end, to which a shoulder tape-measure F is applied, theopposite end of which is connected to a button 6 at the upper-end of anextension E which is applied by a set-screw e to the reararm strip E.The keepers (Z d are clamped by set-screws d to the main strip A, saidsetscrews serving to clamp the arm-strips E E to the main strip A foradjustment, respectively, to the front and rear of the arm-pit. To theshank of the set-screw (72 0f the keeper (Z is applied adownwardly-extending hip-strip A, which is held in position at rightangles to the main strip A by a flanged extension (1 of the keeper (I,as shown in Fig. at. The hipstrip A extends downward alongside of thebody toward the hip and is held in position at its lower end by thewaist-measure D. To a button f at the outer or front end of the mainstrip Ais applied a chest tape-measure G, the opposite end of which isattached to the setscrew 1') at the intersection of the main strip A andback-strip B. The tape-measures are provided with eyelets, so as to beconveniently applied to the set-sc"ews and headed studs of the mainstrip, back-strip, and reararm strip.

\Vhen the measure is applied to the body for taking the measures for acoat, vest, ladys waist, cloaks, or other garments, the backstrip issuspended by its hook from the shirtcollar and placed centrallyon theback of the body in line with the spine. The main strip A is then bentforward around to the front part of the chest and attached thereto bythe tape-measure G. The waist measure D is then placed around the waist,the latter holding also the hip-strip B in position. Theshoulder-measure F is then placed in position 5 by connecting the frontand rear arm strips. The measures can then be readily taken and noteddown in the usual manner. The measuring device is then removed from thebody and laid out flat, so as to be used for drafting, the back-stripand main strip forming the axes from which the different measures arelaid down on the paper, so that by connecting the different pointsobtained in the manner well known by tailors the pattern for the coat or:5 other garmentis obtained, as shown in dotted linesin Fig. 4. Thepattern is then cut out and used for cutting the cloth or other fabric.After use the device is folded up into a small compass by folding themain strip and swing- 1o ing the parts of the back-strip and thehipstrip over the main strip, as shown in Fig. 3, in which position themeasure can be readily placed into a box and conveniently carried fromplace to place.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. A tailors measure composed of a main strip, aback-strip connected at right angles 3o thereto and provided with a hookand a laterally-extending shoulder-strip at the upper end and with abutton at the lower slotted end, a front-arm strip, a rear-arm striphaving a pivoted extension, both arm-strips being 35 connected bykeepers to the main strip, a hip-strip extending downward from thekeeper of the front-arm strip, and tape-measures respectively at theends of the main strip, frontarm strip, and button of the back-strip,substantially as set forth.

2. A tailors measure consisting of aback strip formed of a slottedugperseetion having a hook and a laterally-extending shoulderstrip atthe upper end and of a slotted lower section having a set-screw at thelower end, a main strip connected by a keeper and setscrew at rightangles to the back-strip and formed of two hinged sections, a front-armstrip, a rear-arm strip having a pivoted extension, keepers havingset-screws for attaching the front and rear arm strips to the mainstrip, a hip-strip applied to the keeper of the front-arm strip, and awaist, chest, and shoulder measure applied, respectively, to the lowerset-screw of the back-strip and studs of the main strip and front andrear arm strips, substantially as set forth.

3. A tailors measure composed of a main strip made of two hingedsections, a backstrip made of two slotted sections and connected atright angles to the main strip, said back-strip having alaterally-extending shoulder-strip and a hook at the upper end, a frontarm strip and a rear-arm strip applied by keepers and set-screws to themain strip, a hip-strip applied to the keeper of the frontarm strip, thedifferent strips being made of sheet metal and adapted to be folded up,substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ANDREW LIEBL.

Witnesses:

XV. REIMHERR, PAUL GoEPEL.

